#шифрование
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Canada's C-22 Bill Threatens to Weaken the Encryption Everyone Relies On
Bill C-22, already passed by the House of Commons, is now before the Senate. Rights groups warn it opens the door to backdoors and mass metadata retention.
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Signal completes rollout of encrypted backups across all platforms
Version 8.30 brings the secure backups feature to iOS and desktop apps. Chats can now be stored locally or on Signal's servers and restored on another device.
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Eavesdropping on WhatsApp and Signal via Device Linking
German Customs connects police-controlled computers to suspects' accounts using the linked-devices feature — reading messages without ever breaking the encryption.
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Two-Tier Encryption in Britain: Identical iPhones, Different Protection
Because of a secret UK government demand, some iPhone owners in the country keep stronger iCloud encryption while others can no longer switch it on.
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A New Way to Break RSA Is Faster Than Anything Seen Before
Researchers have unveiled an attack on RSA that they say runs faster than anything known so far.
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How Trail of Bits Verifies the Integrity of Your Signal Chats
Trail of Bits has launched as one of three independent auditors of Signal's automatic key verification system — the mechanism that guards against a compromised server swapping in bogus public keys.
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In its ProtectEU strategy, the European Commission again pushes for encryption “backdoors”
Under the banner of “lawful access” for law enforcement, the EU returns to the idea of weakening end-to-end encryption. Critics warn: a backdoor would open the doors to everyone, hostile states included.
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Brits Want Their Private Messages to Stay Private
The Register reports: UK residents would prefer their private messages to remain out of reach of prying eyes.
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Threema Messenger Hit by Large-Scale DDoS Attack
The Swiss secure messaging app Threema suffered several days of disruption from a series of DDoS attacks, whose perpetrator kept changing tactics to bypass the service's defenses.
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AI Will Make Software Too Secure — and the Intelligence Agencies Will “Go Blind”
Cryptographer Matthew Green warns: mass vulnerability hunting with the help of AI could strip law enforcement of its familiar methods of breaking in — and revive the pressure for built-in backdoors.
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Google Unveils HEIR: A Compiler for Private AI on Encrypted Data
Google has released HEIR, an open-source compiler that lets neural networks run computations directly on encrypted data — with no decryption on the server. The technology promises to resolve the age-old conflict between the convenience of cloud services and user privacy.
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Signal rolls out automatic key verification against man-in-the-middle attacks
The messenger has launched a “key transparency” system that lets you confirm your encryption keys haven't changed without meeting in person and comparing safety numbers.
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Cryptsetup 2.8.7 Adapts to the Retirement of AF_ALG in the Linux Kernel
The cryptsetup developers have released an update that teaches the utility to work without the AF_ALG interface — one the kernel came to regard as too large a security hole and began phasing out.
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End-to-End Encryption in ActivityPub: Why It's Still a Long Way Off
Soatok, the author of the blog, breaks down just how much work remains before the ActivityPub protocol can support full end-to-end encryption. By his estimate, the task is far harder than it looks at first glance.
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Chat Control Clears First Reading in the European Parliament
The controversial EU initiative for the mass scanning of messages, known as Chat Control, has cleared the first stage of consideration in the European Parliament. The decision has provoked a wide response in the technology community.
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France to Stop Certifying Encryption Without Quantum Protection
France's cybersecurity agency ANSSI will stop certifying products that lack post-quantum encryption starting in 2027. This will effectively force government bodies and critical infrastructure operators to move to new security standards.